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Waldmops of Brandenburg

Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany

Waldmops of Brandenburg

Pugs with antlers are found all over the city as a homage to one of its most famous cartoonists.

The Lidice Children

Lidice, Czechia

The Lidice Children

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

"Die drei Schwätzer", the three gossips in Giessen, Germany

Giessen, Germany

The Three Gossips

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

Look for the two unmarked doors on a graffiti-splattered building.

Athens, Greece

Diporto

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

Details.

London, England

The Burney Relief

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

Memorial SA Prison Papestraße

Berlin, Germany

Memorial SA Prison Papestraße

Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.

Look, Ma, no Golden Arches.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Martinstor McDonald's

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

A semmel that is too small.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Freiburg Breadmeasures

A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.

Krokodil im Kanal

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Krokodil im Kanal

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.

Freiburg Bächle

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Freiburg Bächle

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

Bakers' Guild Window.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Brewers’ and Bakers’ Guild Windows at Freiburg Münster

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

Mooning Gargoyle at the Freiburg Minster

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Mooning Gargoyle of Freiburg Minster

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

Interior, from the northeast corner.

Berlin, Germany

Neue Wache

A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.

Urban Nation

Berlin, Germany

Urban Nation

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.

Sumela Monastery

Akarsu Köyü, Turkey

Sumela Monastery

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

A street in historical Shoe-makers market of Safranbolu. (Wikimedia Commons)

Safranbolu, Turkey

Safranbolu, Turkey

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

Exterior of the Church.

Maza, Greece

Church of Saint Nicholas (Agios Nikolaos Church)

A mystery of a buried artist and a 14th-century church.

The Ernst Thälmann Monument

Berlin, Germany

Ernst Thälmann Monument

A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.

The Interior

Athens, Greece

Little Metropolis Church

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

Garden of the Lord's Residence

Himeji, Japan

Kokoen Garden

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

In action

Tokushima-shi, Japan

Awa Odori

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

Memorial Park of Houses Destroyed by Debris Flows

Minamishimabara, Japan

Memorial Park of Houses Destroyed by Debris Flows

Buried nine feet under, these houses are preserved as a stark reminder of the disastrous 1991 Unzen eruption.

Fukusai-ji Temple

Nagasaki, Japan

Fukusai-ji Temple

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Personal gadgets for sale in Akihabara around 2008.

Tokyo, Japan

Akihabara Electric Town

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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